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MESOP TODAYS STRATEGY PAPER : BRAND CONTROL IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ISIS THAN TERRITORY
By Jacob Olidort – Jacob Olidort is a Soref Fellow at The Washington Institute and author of Inside the Caliphate’s Classroom: Textbooks, Guidance Literature and Indoctrination Methods of the Islamic State. – New York Times – October 21, 2016
The following is a contribution to the New York Times “Room for Debate” discussion on the topic “Does ISIS Need Territory to Survive?” Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79377
MESOP TODAYS RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
The New York Times @nytimes 3m3 minutes ago
The Pentagon expects a push into the Islamic State’s Iraqi “crown jewel” to unlock a trove of intelligence – http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/us/pentagon-mosul-iraq-isis-intelligence.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0&mtrref=t.co&gwh=C7A7D37EC5A4EB032014B033CD54D708&gwt=pay
“If Russia is in decline, why worry? Maybe, real worry is West’s decline and that we manage things better?” – CLICK FOR PICTURE – http://www.mesop.de/?p=79381
MESOP NEWS : Aliza Marcus @AlizaMarcus 23 Oct 2016
Former general Ilker Basbug gives (odd) analysis of why Turkey “lost” Mosul decades ago…blames foreigners & Kurds – www.mesop.de
MESOP “MUST READ”! – Matthew Barber @Matthew__Barber 1h1 hour ago
My work on “Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the #Syria Conflict and the Rise of #IS“—now available here: https://www.academia.edu/29357167/They_That_Remain_Syrian_and_Iraqi_Christian_Communities_amid_the_Syria_Conflict_and_the_Rise_of_the_Islamic_State …
MESOP : PUK = THE TEHRAN BR ANCH IN KURDISTAN
#PUK has officially thanked the #PKK for all their support during recent & previous operations in #Kirkuk. Our strength is in our unity.
MESOP : READ IT !
Just saw this: http://turkeypurge.com/ it tracks what’s happened to journalists & others in the post coup period. http://turkeypurge.com/
MESOP : WHATS GOING WRNG IN SYRIA – IRA ?
Erdogan’s spoxman Kalin critiques whats gone/going wrong in Iraq-Syria region, makes clear they expect bigger role
MESOP : BOMBING GOES ON
PKK bomb attack againt Bingol’s Genc municipal building — at least one police person dead.
NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)
MESOP “PKK LEADERSHIP STATEMENT” – Karayılan: We will have an active position in the Mosul operation
22 October/ANF News – Karayılan said that the Kurds have a fragmented approach towards the Mosul operation, and that this was a great risk. Murat Karayılan said they were in contact with “respective forces” and that there was basis for their participation in the operation.Read full Text http://www.mesop.de/?p=79373
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP FOCUS : THE DRUZE & ASSAD: STRATEGIC BEDFELLOWS
By Fabrice Balanche – Fabrice Balanche, an associate professor and research director at the University of Lyon 2, is a visiting fellow at The Washington Institute. – PolicyWatch 2713 – October 20, 2016
The strategically important Syrian Druze will not be won over unless they are cut off from Damascus, and even then they would need concrete assurances that international forces will protect them from hostile jihadists.Although Syria’s Druze are a relatively small minority community and have sought to avoid deeper involvement in the war, their strategic position in the mountainous southern region of Jabal al-Druze necessarily gives them leverage over those seeking to control the country’s future. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79379
MESOP MOSUL TODAY : Russia & Regime Prepare Renewal of Aleppo Bombing
October 23 – 2016 – By Scott Lucas – Russia and the Assad regime are preparing to renew their bombing of Syria’s largest city Aleppo, after announcing the end of a “pause” in the assaults. Moscow, which has come under political pressure for the month-long strikes that have killed more than 600 civilians, announced a suspension of the attacks last Tuesday. It extended the pause on Thursday, claiming that “corridors” would allow residents and surrendering rebels to leave east Aleppo.On Saturday, Russian outlets said “not a single civilian” had been able to exit, blaming rebel shelling of crossings. Read all : http://www.mesop.de/?p=79385
Kremlin: Assad Must Stay
The Kremlin has said that President Assad must remain in power as all of Syria is “liberated”.
Spokesman Dmitri Peskov said calls for Assad’s departure are “thoughtless”: “There are just two options: Assad sitting in Damascus or the Nusra [the jihadists of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly Jabhat al-Nusra] sitting in Damascus. And Assad must sit in Damascus to ensure a political settlement.”
Before Russia and the regime imposed their siege on Aleppo, there was speculation that Moscow must be willing to see Assad go — after a transitional period — if the regime remained in place.Peskov added on Saturday, “Everything should be done to hinder the breakup of that country into any parts, which may have most catastrophic consequences for the region.” www.mesop.de
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
MESOP HOTSPOT TODAY : Mosul Offensive — Kurds Attack Town of Bashiqa to Northeast
October 23 – By Scott Lucas – eaworldview – Kurdish peshmerga have launched an assault on a town northeast of Mosul, on the seventh day of the Iraqi-Kurdish offensive to recapture Iraq’s second city from the Islamic State.
Bashiqa, occupied by ISIS during its lightning offensive that captured Mosul in June 2014, is close to a camp where 500 Turkish troops have been training Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79383
MESOP NEWS : Signs of Revolt Among IS Militants in Mosul: Kurdish Minister
ERBIL — 23 Oct 2016 – BasNews – Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Interior Minister Karim Sinjari says Kurdish Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army have together liberated 30 villages in northern Iraq since the beginning of Mosul operation, with reports of revolt and internal clashes among Islamic State (IS) militants inside the city. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79387
MESOP : …. FOLLOWED VERY SOON BY “NO SMOKING” ! ONLY ALLAH & BULLETS & GUNS & EXPLOSIVES ARE LEGAL +WANTED
Iraq’s Parliament Votes To Ban Alcohol / Most important laws
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – 2016-10-23 02:59 GMT – Iraq’s parliament has voted to ban the sale, import, and production of alcohol — a move that is expected to please influential Islamic parties but anger some non-Muslim minority groups. Supporters of the ban argued ahead of the October 22 vote that it is justified by Iraq’s constitution, which prohibits any law contradicting Islam. But some opponents argued that the legislation violates Iraq’s constitutional guarantees for the traditions of religious minorities. The ban was added at the last minute to a draft law on municipalities. Coming as a surprise to those who oppose such a ban, the passage of the law also came while many were focused on Iraq’s ongoing battle for control of the northern city of Mosul. The law calls for a fine ranging from $8,000 to $20,000 for each violation. www.mesop.de
Yonadam Kanna, a Christian member of parliament, vowed to appeal the law in a federal court.
MESOP SPECIAL : HILLARY & ISIS – A FASCINATING ST ORY – US Allies are Funding ISIS (and Hillary Knew All Along)
17 October/Counter Punch
It is fortunate for Saudi Arabia and Qatar that the furore over thesexual antics of Donald Trump is preventing much attention being given to the latest batch of leaked emails to and from Hillary Clinton. Most fascinating of these is what reads like a US State Department memo, dated 17 August 2014, on the appropriate US response to the rapid advance of Isis forces, which were then sweeping through northern Iraq and eastern Syria.
Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79375
MESOP : DIE UNABHÄNGIGKEIT VON DER DANKBARKEIT – EINER, DER NIE MITMACHT
Keine Reaktion auf Nobelpreis – Mitglied der Schwedischen Akademie wirft Bob Dylan Arroganz vor
Samstag, 22.10.2016, 14:46 – Focus – Keith Mayhew/Landmark Media./ImageCollect Bob Dylan schweigt sich aus – zumindest, was den Nobelpreis betrifft
Ein Mitglied der Schwedischen Akademie hat dem frisch gekürten Literaturnobelpreisträger Bob Dylan Arroganz vorgeworfen, weil er bislang mit keinem Wort auf die Ehrung reagiert hat. “Das ist unhöflich und arrogant. Das muss man einfach mal so sagen”, sagte der schwedische Autor Per Wästberg am Freitag dem Fernsehsender SVT. So etwas sei bislang noch nie vorgekommen.